Stock Market Today: Bessent Signals Treasury Buybacks Could Exceed $4 Billion - WSJ

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Aug 20, 2026

Stock Market Today: Bessent Signals Treasury Buybacks Could Exceed $4 Billion - WSJ

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The effects of Scott Bessent's intervention in bond markets are proving short-lived: Yields are on the rise again. The Treasury secretary's move to ratchet up bond repurchases had temporarily cooled… [+1060 chars]

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